Speedway was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 69-51 bruising from the Lebanon Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Sparkplugs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 391st, while the Tigers are ranked 115th).
Drew Matelic
| 02/08/25 @ Lebanon | 21 |
| 02/06/25 @ Martinsville | 25 |
| 01/31/25 @ Shelbyville | 18 |
When it comes to explaining why Speedway lost, don't look at Drew Matelic. Despite the final result, he went 7-for-13 to rack up 21 points and six boards. The game was Matelic's third in a row with at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Camden Bennett, who posted 11 points.
Wesley Byrd was a one-man wrecking crew for Lebanon as he went 9-for-11 on his way to 24 points and three steals. Those 24 points gave Byrd a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kaden Lark, who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine assists.
Speedway's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Lebanon, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Speedway has already played their next matchup, an 84-72 defeat against Bethesda Christian on the 11th. As for Lebanon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 67-56 loss against Christel House on the 14th.
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